“The state told Shellie she needed a handicap accessible apartment and transportation for Howard before she could get him out of foster care. When she put the call out for help on Facebook, she was surprised the father of one of her friends answered.”
“Shellie has been trying to get custody of the 13-year-old (nephew) with a rare and fatal form of muscular dystrophy since he was placed in foster care 2 years ago.”
“Sid passed away Aug. 29, and the last line of his obituary is dedicated to Howard — asking people not to bring flowers to his funeral, but a donation for Chase’s van.”
“Just two weeks later, an old coworker of Bell’s saw his obituary, and knew exactly what his late wife Paige, would want him to do with her wheelchair accessible van.”
View the whole story here: https://www.11alive.com/article/life/heartwarming/sid-bell-chase-howard-van-donation-athens/85-1c907fb1-c17b-4c52-884b-13f589839626